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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Battersea 1925
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1925
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Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.
| Year. | The Borough. | East Battersea. | North-West Battersea. | South-West Battersea. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 23∙6 | 26∙2 | 26∙8 | 16∙7 |
| 1916 | 21∙8 | 23∙0 | 25∙0 | 16∙8 |
| 1917 | 17∙7 | 19∙0 | 19∙8 | 13∙8 |
| 1918 | 16∙1 | 17∙7 | 17∙8 | 12∙0 |
| 1919 | 18∙5 | 19∙3 | 20∙8 | 15∙1 |
| 1920 | 28∙1 | 29∙8 | 32∙0 | 21∙8 |
| 1921 | 22∙1 | 23∙8 | 26∙6 | 15∙5 |
| 1922 | 21∙7 | 23∙0 | 24∙8 | 16∙8 |
| 1923 | 20∙1 | 23∙0 | 22∙0 | 14∙4 |
| 1924 | 18∙4 | 21∙9 | 12∙8 | |
| Average 1915-1924 | 20∙8 | 22∙5 | 23∙7 | 15∙6 |
| 1925 | 18∙5 | 20∙6 | 20∙6 | 13∙6 |
Illegitimate Births.
Of the total births registered as belonging to the Borough
of Battersea 106 or 3∙33 per cent. were of illegitimate children as
compared with 108 or 3∙44 per cent. in 1924, 115 or 3∙35 per
cent. in 1923, 128 or 3∙49 per cent. in 1922 and 131 or 3∙50 per
cent. in 1921.